Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Antonina Harbus
Unit Convenor
Victoria Flanagan
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W6A 627
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Unit Convenor
Ryan Twomey
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit focuses on the retelling of traditional stories, mainly drawn from European cultures, as a significant endeavour in Anglophone children's literature. Students will pursue research paths that consider how the following narrative forms are 'retold': classical myths, Bible stories, heroic legends, Arthurian romances and 'oriental' tales. These retellings are also examined for what they can disclose about the aspirations of society and the values it wishes to convey to children.
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Participation | 10% | Week 12 |
Early Feedback Research Essay | 40% | 29 August, 2016 |
Major Essay | 50% | 17 November 2016 |
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%
Students are expected to participate actively in each weekly class scheduled for ENGL 705. They are expected to read the primary and secondary readings before each class and prepare their responses to the discussion questions listed for each topic in the ENGL 705 Handbook.
Due: 29 August, 2016
Weighting: 40%
Please write a research essay on either the week 2 (Bible stories) or week 3 (Classical myths) topics. In addition to addressing the discussion topic for this week, please refer to at least 4 secondary sources in the construction of your argument.
Due: 17 November 2016
Weighting: 50%
Please write a final essay based on the topics listed for weeks 4-12.
Critical Texts:
Stephens, John and Robyn McCallum Retelling Stories, Framing Culture: Traditional Story and Metanarratives in Children's Literature, New York and London: Routledge, 1998.
Primary Texts:
***Recommended Reading: Almond, David. A Song for Ella Grey (2014).
Additional Primary texts:
A bundle of primary texts is listed for each of the twelve sessions. You are not expected to obtain or read all of them, and we don’t expect that all will be discussed in seminars or in online discussions. Core primary texts will be provided in a document available on the ENGL705 iLearn site. As is the way with children’s books, not all the texts listed in the Handbook are readily available, so do use your municipal/school library where possible.
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Changes made to the required readings for Week 9 - Retelling Modern Classics I.
In 2015 this week concentrated on children's retellings of MacBeth. This has been updated so that the week now focuses on retellings of Hamlet. The new required text is Falling For Hamlet (2012) by Michelle Ray.